Making your workspace ergonomic and comfortable can be tricky. To make sure your standing desk or office chair is the right height for you, put a piece of tape or align an image at the center of the top two-thirds of your primary display. Then adjust your desk or chair so your eyes match perfectly. »5/23/14 4:30am 5/23/14 4:30am

Desks that can raise and lower themselves automatically are awesome, but they're usually prohibitively expensive. If you aren't afraid of rolling up your sleeves though, you can make one yourself. »9/14/13 2:00pm 9/14/13 2:00pm

By now, we all know about the benefits of standing desks, but replacing your own desk is a big leap of faith. If you want to practice with a standing desk before you decide to take the leap, this simple IKEA hack is really easy to build, and will barely cost you anything. »6/15/13 7:00am 6/15/13 7:00am

If you want to see a home office that packs a lot into a little, look no further. Reader Shawn McBee modified an IKEA MICKE desk to fit into the corner of his room and added an articulating monitor arm so it worked for both standing and sitting positions. »6/10/13 2:30pm 6/10/13 2:30pm

The year was 2012 and standing desk fever was sweeping the nation — or at least a small numberofarticles were written about the benefits of standing and a handful of people who had nothing better to worry about chose to pursue the idea somewhat seriously for a few months before inevitably returning to sitting. My… »4/24/13 6:26pm 4/24/13 6:26pm

It's no secret that sitting is bad for you, but that doesn't mean you magically have the space in your home to build a standing desk. If you're short on space, but want a standing desk, blogger Josh Earl shows off his collapsible standing desk built from an IKEA table and a few extra parts. »7/16/12 8:30am 7/16/12 8:30am

Standing desks have become enormously popular in the past few years as using them relieves back pain and results in a less sedentary workday. Nice commercial standing desks can be expensive, but when we want to put something together that looks nice and performs well at a budget we need look no further than to our… »5/26/12 1:00pm 5/26/12 1:00pm

Over the past 12 months, standing desks went from popular life hacks meme to eyeroll-inducing sign of a certain type of tightly-wound techie, similar to emptying your email inbox. Several people have asked me if I'm still standing. The answer is yes. Here's what I've learned from 365 days of being a professional… »2/01/12 2:30pm 2/01/12 2:30pm

Want an adjustable desk? We don't blame you. Everyone from funky startups to Hollywood execs are working up and knuckling down with productivity-boosting office furniture. It's the cool thing to do. (Not to mention, sitting all day is killing you). But you'll have to fork up a pretty penny if you want to buy a…»1/26/12 1:00pm 1/26/12 1:00pm

If you're looking to take the plunge into using a standing desk but don't want to spend a lot of money on the experiment, blogger Brandon Keepers details how he build his for under $40. »1/09/12 11:00am 1/09/12 11:00am

Standing desks are a nice alternative to sitting down all day but they can be expensive (even at IKEA). The IKEA-obsessed DIYers at IKEA hackers detail how to build your own out of a couple table tops and some supports for under $30. »7/16/11 2:00pm 7/16/11 2:00pm